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We here at Bostonist have chosen not to do a play-by-play of this past weekend’s Sox series against the Yankees. We’ve decided to take the high road and analyze who the hell we can blame for the awfulness that ensued against New York. While some look to Varitek’s absence as a major reason for losing, we’ve heard others point fingers at a slew of people. Could it be the grounds crew and their lack of...

Today's Globe ran a feature on the front page (!) about hot dogs. Not just hot dogs, but branded meat – specifically marketed to Patriots fans. We remember the day when we first saw a Fenway Frank package in the grocery store – you can be sure that Dad had them in the steamer that night. The first person we catch going up to the concession stand at Gillette and asking for a "Patriots Sack Attack Mild Italian Sausage" by name might just get a punch in the face. The premise of the marketing scheme seems valid: bratwurst, sausage, hot dogs all are grilled up when you're tailgating, and even at home when you're having people over to watch the game so why not stick a Flying Elvis on them to help move the meat off the supermarket shelves. Though we're not quite sure about the title of the Globe's article - "First and Ten, Grill one Again" - is this some sort of new meat eating game to replace our football drinking? If so, please tell us the rules. All told we may just stick with the Fenway Frank, even through the winter months, but have our Flutie Flakes for breakfast.

Sunday the Red Sox saw the turnstiles click past 1 million so far this season. The pace is record setting for crowds at Fenway. This year capacity rests slightly above last years number, allowing for the fastest millionth fan to visit Fenway in years past. It was their 28th home bout, just after a walk-off Ortiz home-run to end their 27th. By some sketchy math attendance looks to be about 36,250 per game. Recently bloggers and professional sports writers have opined for the days when the average Joe Boston could a) get tickets to Fenway Park to see the Sox play and b) pay a reasonable price for said tickets. There are certainly some expensive seats, and it's unlikely that they'll be declining anytime in the near future. Business savvy of owner John Henry won't allow for it.

Bostonist has been a "bleacher creature" for years at Fenway Park...walking to the end of the park, up rows and rows to some seat with a view of Damon's backside. Well, recently Bostonist got its first taste of the finer side of Fenway when we watched a game from the .406 Club, the supposed V.I.P. section of the park. Named after Ted Williams' 1941 batting average of .406, these club seats were courtesy of a family friend, so we jumped at the idea to go; but after 9 innings in the .406, Bostonist was yearning for those bleachers and a Fenway Frank.